Spectacles and Other Vision Aids: A History and Guide to CollectingNorman Publishing, 1996 - 530 pages |
Table des matières
How to Manage a Collection i | 5 |
A Short History of Glass and Some of Its Applications | 17 |
The Development of Optical Quality Lenses | 24 |
Concise Instruction in Grinding Lenses and Fitting | 29 |
A Review of the History of Spectacles | 35 |
Optical Manufacturing in the United States | 50 |
Development of Chinese Spectacles | 62 |
Ancient Chinese Eyeglass Cases | 78 |
Spectacles Cases | 320 |
The Evolution of Chatelaine Eyeglass Cases | 332 |
Magnifying Glasses | 338 |
Votive Offerings | 344 |
Miniatures | 349 |
Catalogs | 354 |
Spectacles in Art Pictures and Prints | 358 |
The Development of Contact Lenses | 369 |
Japanese Spectacles | 96 |
Steel Spectacles and Cases | 99 |
Oddities | 159 |
and Related Eye Protection | 270 |
Eskimo Shades | 278 |
Industrial and Protective Goggles and Spectacles | 284 |
Shooting Glasses | 295 |
Specialized Spectacles | 300 |
Makeup Spectacles | 306 |
Trial Lenses and Frames | 308 |
Telescopic Operating Loupes | 316 |
Modern Frames | 385 |
Landmarks in Optical History | 389 |
viii | 391 |
English Translation of D M Mannis Book about Salvino Armati | 395 |
Alphabetical List of Mostly United States Spectacles Makers from 17001850 | 429 |
Original Work by Emile Javal | 433 |
Listing of Art and Illustrations Demonstrating the Use of Spectacles | 437 |
Great Ophthalmological Collections of Visual Aids around the World | 465 |
Telescopes by Gottlieb Christian Hilscher | 467 |
Outline on the Early History of Spectacles | 489 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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